Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings (1:00 p.m.)

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Opponent: Detroit Red Wings (18-16-7)

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The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings will provide a holiday matinee for fans celebrating Martin Luther King Day in America today at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. These teams meet just two times a year since a conference realignment that put the flames out on one of sports greatest rivalries. The times are a-changin’, but seeing the colors of these two teams on the ice can and will induce a wave of bloody and brutal nostalgia. Memories that intertwine with the bittersweetness of former glory.

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